Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Every Tuesday they post a new Top Ten list prompt. This week’s theme is Top Ten Historical Settings you love to read about. Not sure if I can come up with 10, but here goes….
10. Ancient Greece – I enjoy reading ancient Greek myths and legends, or modern retellings of them.
9. Edwardian England – not a lot of books come to mind, but there is M.C. Beaton’s Edwardian Murder Mystery series.
8. 1830’s New Orleans – I really enjoyed Barbara Hambly’s Benjamin January series set during that time period.
7. Colonial America – I enjoy historical fiction written about the Salem Witch trials, so I have to include this one.
6. Egypt during the Victorian Era – I love the Amelia Peabody series, and most anything else I’ve read set in Egypt during this time period.
5. Wales, anytime – I love the placenames and the mythology of Wales. Jenny Nimmo’s Snow Spider Trilogy and The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston are the first I think of.
4. 1930’s New York – because Nero Wolfe is ok, but I can never get enough Archie Goodwin!
3. Medieval Times – I enjoy fantasy, and Medieval historical novels come close. And then of course there’s Brother Cadfael. 🙂
2. Victorian England – Sherlock Holmes. There are plenty of other reasons, but Sherlock is enough for me.
1. The 1920’s – flappers, art deco, speakeasies, and Hercule Poirot! Ok, so not always all together, but still…
Well, I did it – that’s 10! Do you have a favorite?
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I love some of your choices – Cadfael, Poirot! Plus that cover for the Silver Witch – it’s so lovely I just want it!
Lynn 😀
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That cover is the reason I picked that book up in the first place! 😀
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Victorian Egypt…now why didn’t I think of that? I shall have to check out this Amelia Peabody series! 🙂
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Reblogged this on My Bookbag and commented:
I also like the Old West time period, New Orleans during any time period, Southern Antebellum, the UK during the late 1800-1900s.
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Thanks for sharing my list! I’m not sure how I missed the Old West when I was trying to come up with these… 🙂
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I thought of it immediately because I had just finished reviewing The Hunter Bride, by Cynthia Woolf. 🙂
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great mix of settings! Since you like Edwardian England, you might like Carrie Turansky’s Edwardian Brides series. My TTT
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Thanks for the recommendation Carrie – I’ll check them out!
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